| Term | Definition |
|---|
| temerity | boldness, rashness |
| solvent | able to pay all debts |
| repudiate | to disown, to disavow |
| sanguine | cheerful, hopeful |
| sanguinary | bloody |
| quibble | to evade the truth by focusing on something petty |
| puerile | childish |
| prodigal | wasteful, reckless with money |
| opaque | dark, not transparent |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| neophyte | recent convert, beginner |
| diatribe | bitter and abusive speech or writing |
| mutable | changeable |
| myriad | very large number |
| miscreant | wretch, villain |
| tepid | lukewarm |
| stupor | state of apathy, daze, lack of awareness |
| ribald | vulgar |
| rubicund | having healthy reddish color, ruddy |
| quixotic | idealistic but impractical |
| vociferous | loud, noisy |
| pugnacious | combative, inclined to fight |
| polyglot | speaking several languages |
| obviate | to make unnecessary, to get rid of |
| noxious | harmful |
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